Thursday, January 9, 2014

Police tase, shoot and kill 90-pound schizophrenic teen

What began as a family’s call to police for help in calming a
schizophrenic teenager armed with a screwdriver and a mouthful of
threats ended with police gunfire and heartache.

The killing of Keith Vidal, 18, of Boling Springs Lakes, NC, over the
weekend has spurred a state investigation into the teen’s death and a
family’s call for answers as they say police shot Vidal in cold blood.

Family of Vidal said they called police on Sunday afternoon to help
subdue the 90-pound teen who was holding a small screwdriver and
threatening to fight his mother during a schizophrenic episode. Two
officers responded to the family’s home and restrained Vidal. Then, a
third officer arrived and soon thereafter reportedly shot Vidal, Mark
Wilsey, Vidal’s step-father, told reporters during a press-conference on
Monday.